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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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