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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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