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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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