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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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