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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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