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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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