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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. 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 classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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