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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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