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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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