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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major 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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