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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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