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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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