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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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