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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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