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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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