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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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