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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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