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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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