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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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