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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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