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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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