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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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