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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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