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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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