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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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