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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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