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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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