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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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