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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers 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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