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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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