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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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