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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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