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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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