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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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