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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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