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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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