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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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