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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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