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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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