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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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