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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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