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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-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 of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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