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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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