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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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