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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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