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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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