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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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