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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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