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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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