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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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