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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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