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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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