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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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