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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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