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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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