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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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