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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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