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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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