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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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