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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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