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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important 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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