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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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