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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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