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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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