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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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