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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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