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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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