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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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