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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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