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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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