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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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