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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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