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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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