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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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