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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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