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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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