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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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