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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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