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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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