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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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