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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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