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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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