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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing 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 stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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