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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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