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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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