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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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