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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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