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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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