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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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