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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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