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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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