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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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