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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because 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 guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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