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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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