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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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