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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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