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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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