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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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