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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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