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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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