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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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