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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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