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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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