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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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