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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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