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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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