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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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