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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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