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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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