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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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