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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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