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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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