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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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