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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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