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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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