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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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