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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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