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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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