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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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