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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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