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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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