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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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