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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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