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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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