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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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