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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider 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. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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