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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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