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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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