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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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