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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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