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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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