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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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