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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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