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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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