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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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