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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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