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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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