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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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