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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today 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 participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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