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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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