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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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