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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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