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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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