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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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