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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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