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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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