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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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