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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers 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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