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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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