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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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