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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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