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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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