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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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