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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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