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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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