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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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