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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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