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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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