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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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