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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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