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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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