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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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