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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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