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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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