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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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