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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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