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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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