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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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