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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 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 we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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