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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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