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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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