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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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