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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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