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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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