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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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