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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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