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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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