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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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