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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider 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 organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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