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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses 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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