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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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