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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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