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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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