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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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