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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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