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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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