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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the 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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