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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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