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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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