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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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