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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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