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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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