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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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