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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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