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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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