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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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