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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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