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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever 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 stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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