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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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