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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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