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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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