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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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