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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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