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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. 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 MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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