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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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