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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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