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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance 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 instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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