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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today 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 stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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