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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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