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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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