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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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