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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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