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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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