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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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