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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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