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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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