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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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