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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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