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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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