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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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