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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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