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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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