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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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