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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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