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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the 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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