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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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