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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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