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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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