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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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