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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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