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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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