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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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