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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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