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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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