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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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