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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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