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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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