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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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