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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major 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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