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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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