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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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