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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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