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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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