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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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