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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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