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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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