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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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