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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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