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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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