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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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