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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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