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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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