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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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