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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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