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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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