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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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