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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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