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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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