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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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