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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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