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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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