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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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