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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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