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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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