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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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