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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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