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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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