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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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