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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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