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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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