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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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