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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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