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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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