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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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