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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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