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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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