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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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