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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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