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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important 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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