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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning have enabled people 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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