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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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