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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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