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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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