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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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