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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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