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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that 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 stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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