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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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