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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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