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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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