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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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