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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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