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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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