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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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