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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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