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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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