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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that 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 quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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