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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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