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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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