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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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