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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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