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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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