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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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