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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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