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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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