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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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