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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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