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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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