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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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