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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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