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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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