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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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