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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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