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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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