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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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