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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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