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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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