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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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