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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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