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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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