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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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