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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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