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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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