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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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