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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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