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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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