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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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