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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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