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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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