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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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