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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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