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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have 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 institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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