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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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