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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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