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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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