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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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