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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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