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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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