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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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