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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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