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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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