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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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