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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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