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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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