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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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