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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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