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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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