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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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