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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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