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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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