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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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