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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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