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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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