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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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