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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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