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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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