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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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