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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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