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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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