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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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