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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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