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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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