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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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