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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. 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. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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