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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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