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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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