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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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