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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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