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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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