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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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