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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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