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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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