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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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