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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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