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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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