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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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