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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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