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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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