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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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