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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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