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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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