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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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