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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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