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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always 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 e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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