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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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