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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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