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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews 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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