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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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