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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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