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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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