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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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