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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources