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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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