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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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