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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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