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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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