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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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