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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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