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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering now that 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 participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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