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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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