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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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