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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing 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 quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews 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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