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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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