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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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