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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping 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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