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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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