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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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