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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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