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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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