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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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