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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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