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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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