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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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