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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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