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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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