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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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