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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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