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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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