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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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