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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving 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 classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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