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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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