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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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