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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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