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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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