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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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