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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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