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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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