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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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