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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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