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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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