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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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