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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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