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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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