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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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