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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today 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 stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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