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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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