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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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