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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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