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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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