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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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