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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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