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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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