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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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