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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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