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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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