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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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