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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always 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 having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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