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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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