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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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