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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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