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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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