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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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