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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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