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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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