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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle 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 teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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