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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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