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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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