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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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