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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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