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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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