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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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