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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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