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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major 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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