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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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