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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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