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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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