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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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