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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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