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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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