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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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