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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing 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 control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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