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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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