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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world 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 many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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