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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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