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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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