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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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