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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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