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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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