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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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