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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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