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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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