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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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