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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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