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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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