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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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