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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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