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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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