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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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