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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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