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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. 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 institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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