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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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