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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with 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 educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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