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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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