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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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