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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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