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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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