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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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