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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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