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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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