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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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