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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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