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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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