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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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