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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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