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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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