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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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