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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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