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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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