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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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