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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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