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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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