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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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