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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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